State CISOs Are Losing Confidence in Their Ability to Secure Public-Sector Data, Study Finds

State CISOs are losing confidence in their ability to secure public-sector data, study finds

Third-party security breaches, phishing and AI-enabled attacks are where they anticipate the largest cyberthreat risk in the coming year, a NASCIO-Deloitte survey found.

NASCIO 2026 Midyear: State CISOs Report Falling Confidence as AI Threats Accelerate

State government CISOs are growing significantly less confident in their ability to protect government systems as cyberthreats intensify and budgets tighten, according to the 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte Cybersecurity Study released recently. Just 26% of state CISOs said they are “extremely” or “very” confident their state’s information assets are secure, down sharply from 48% in 2022, the biennial survey found. The findings, unveiled at the National As…